S.M. school in running for $50,000 grant

Money sought to rewire campus; supporters' votes needed

SAN MARCOS  Discovery Elementary is a finalist in a competition to receive a grant of up to $50,000 from The Clorox Co.’s Power a Bright Future program.

Amanda Keeton, a Discovery Elementary second-grade teacher and a spokeswoman for the grant effort, said the money would be used to rewire the school, built in 1997. Rewiring would allow the school to use interactive technology programs, and add mounted projectors and Smart Boards in classrooms.

“Technology moves so much faster than we do,” Keeton said. “Technology … (is) leaps and bounds ahead of the school.

“Our kids deserve better,” added Keeton, who has several years of experience using the latest technology for interactive learning in her classroom at Alvin Dunn Elementary and now Discovery.

Parent Linda Knowlton learned about the grant while researching options to raise money for the rewiring, and Keeton wrote the grant application.

Now, the school needs the public’s help to win the grant. Discovery needs supporters to vote for the school online or via text between Monday and Dec. 9. Go to bit.ly/p1C65I or powerabrightfuture.com. The texting code should be posted by the time voting begins.

The top vote-getters will be rewarded at the end of the voting period. There will be four $25,000 winners and one $50,000 winner.